Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LO-CO-MO'TIVE
LO-CO-MO'TIVE, a.
Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal. Most animals are distinguished from plants by their emotive faculty. Locomotive engine, a steam engine employed in land carriage; chiefly on railways.
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